How are HACK cash-secured put max profit and max loss calculated?

Max profit equals premium times 100; max loss equals strike minus premium times 100 (at zero, assuming assignment). Breakeven is strike minus premium. For the HACK cash-secured put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 38.00%), the computed maximum profit is $147.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$9,551.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.

What is the breakeven for a HACK cash-secured put?

The breakeven for the HACK cash-secured put priced on this page is roughly $95.53 at expiration, derived from end-of-day chain premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The current HACK market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 10.89%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.

How does current HACK implied volatility affect this cash-secured put?

HACK ATM IV is at 38.00% with IV rank near 94.25%, which is elevated relative to its 1-year range. Premium-selling structures (covered call, cash-secured put, iron condor) generally look more attractive when IV rank is high; premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are more expensive in that regime.

HACK Cash-Secured Put Strategy

HACK (Amplify Cybersecurity ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management industry), listed on AMEX.

HACK is the first cybersecurity ETF on the market. The fund follows the ISE Cyber Security Industry classification and splits the industry into two segments: developers of cybersecurity hardware or software and providers of cybersecurity services. To be eligible for inclusion, a company must meet minimum market capitalization and liquidity screens. Eligible stocks must also derive at least 90% of their revenues from cybersecurity and should score at least 1.25% in revenue contribution. The resulting portfolio is market cap-weighted, subject to a weight capping methodology. The index is reconstituted and rebalanced quarterly.

HACK (Amplify Cybersecurity ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management, with a market capitalization of approximately $1.84B, a beta of 0.82 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 69.66-105.56, average daily share volume of 136K, a public-listing history dating back to 2014. These structural characteristics shape how HACK etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.

A beta of 0.82 places HACK roughly in line with broader market moves, so the strategy payoff and realized volatility track the index-equivalent baseline. HACK pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.

What is a cash-secured put on HACK?

A cash-secured put sells an out-of-the-money put while holding cash equal to the strike-times-100 obligation, keeping the premium when the underlying stays above the strike.

Current HACK snapshot

As of June 29, 2026, spot at $102.50, ATM IV 38.00%, IV rank 94.25%, expected move 10.89%. The cash-secured put on HACK below is built from the same end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 18-day expiry.

Why this cash-secured put structure on HACK specifically: HACK IV at 38.00% is rich versus its 1-year range, which favors premium-selling structures like a HACK cash-secured put, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 10.89% (roughly $11.17 on the underlying). The 18-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated HACK expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on HACK should anchor to the underlying notional of $102.50 per share and to the trader's directional view on HACK etf.

HACK cash-secured put setup

The HACK cash-secured put below is built from the end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With HACK near $102.50, the first option leg uses a $97.00 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed HACK chain at a 18-day expiry; the cross-strike IV skew is reflected directly in the per-leg values rather than approximated. Quantity sizing assumes one contract per option leg (or 100 HACK shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).

Action	Type	Strike / Basis	Premium (est)
Sell 1	Put	$97.00	$1.48

HACK cash-secured put risk and reward

Net Premium / Debit: +$147.50
Max Profit (per contract): $147.50
Max Loss (per contract): -$9,551.50
Breakeven(s): $95.53
Risk / Reward Ratio: 0.015

Max profit equals premium times 100; max loss equals strike minus premium times 100 (at zero, assuming assignment). Breakeven is strike minus premium.

HACK cash-secured put payoff curve

Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the cash-secured put on HACK. Each row is one sampled price point from the computed payoff curve; the full curve uses 200 price points internally before being summarized into 10 rows here.

P&L at expiration across the modeled underlying-price range. Green shading marks profitable regions, red shading marks loss regions. Dotted purple verticals mark breakevens; the solid dark vertical marks current spot.

Underlying Price	% From Spot	P&L at Expiration
$0.01	-100.0%	-$9,551.50
$22.67	-77.9%	-$7,285.28
$45.33	-55.8%	-$5,019.06
$68.00	-33.7%	-$2,752.84
$90.66	-11.6%	-$486.62
$113.32	+10.6%	+$147.50
$135.98	+32.7%	+$147.50
$158.65	+54.8%	+$147.50
$181.31	+76.9%	+$147.50
$203.97	+99.0%	+$147.50

When traders use cash-secured put on HACK

Cash-secured puts on HACK earn premium while a trader waits to acquire HACK etf at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning HACK.

HACK thesis for this cash-secured put

The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for HACK extends from approximately $91.33 on the downside to $113.67 on the upside. A HACK cash-secured put lets a trader earn premium while waiting to acquire HACK at the strike price; the strategy is most attractive when the trader is comfortable holding the underlying at that level and IV is rich enough to compensate for the assignment risk. Current HACK IV rank near 94.25% sits in the upper third of its 1-year distribution, which historically reverts; this raises the bar for premium-buying structures and lowers it for premium-selling structures on HACK at 38.00%. As a Financial Services name, HACK options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to HACK-specific events.

HACK cash-secured put positions are structurally neutral to slightly bullish; the modeled P&L assumes European-style exercise at expiration and ignores early assignment, transaction costs, dividends paid before expiry on the stock leg (when present), and the bid-ask spread on the listed chain. HACK positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move HACK alongside the broader basket even when HACK-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Short-premium structures like a cash-secured put on HACK carry tail risk when realized volatility exceeds the implied move; review historical HACK earnings reactions and macro stress periods before sizing. Always rebuild the position from current HACK chain quotes before placing a trade.

Frequently asked questions

What is a cash-secured put on HACK?: A cash-secured put on HACK is the cash-secured put strategy applied to HACK (etf). The strategy is structurally neutral to slightly bullish: A cash-secured put sells an out-of-the-money put while holding cash equal to the strike-times-100 obligation, keeping the premium when the underlying stays above the strike. With HACK etf trading near $102.50, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed HACK chain strike and the premiums come straight from the end-of-day bid/ask midpoint.
How are HACK cash-secured put max profit and max loss calculated?: Max profit equals premium times 100; max loss equals strike minus premium times 100 (at zero, assuming assignment). Breakeven is strike minus premium. For the HACK cash-secured put priced from the end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 38.00%), the computed maximum profit is $147.50 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$9,551.50 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
What is the breakeven for a HACK cash-secured put?: The breakeven for the HACK cash-secured put priced on this page is roughly $95.53 at expiration, derived from end-of-day chain premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The current HACK market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move is approximately 10.89%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
When should you consider a cash-secured put on HACK?: Cash-secured puts on HACK earn premium while a trader waits to acquire HACK etf at a target strike below the current quote; most attractive when IV is rich and the trader is comfortable owning HACK.
How does current HACK implied volatility affect this cash-secured put?: HACK ATM IV is at 38.00% with IV rank near 94.25%, which is elevated relative to its 1-year range. Premium-selling structures (covered call, cash-secured put, iron condor) generally look more attractive when IV rank is high; premium-buying structures (long call, long put, debit spreads) are more expensive in that regime.